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Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983) is an American baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Braun is considered a five-tool player for his ability to hit for power and average, his baserunning speed, and his excellent fielding and arm strength. While currently the starting right fielder for the Brewers, Braun has mainly played left field throughout his career, but was also a third baseman during his rookie season. Braun was a two-time All American at the University of Miami, where he was named "National Freshman of the Year" by ''Baseball America'' in 2003. The Brewers drafted him in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2005 MLB Draft. He was the team's Minor League Player of the Year in 2006. He was ranked number seven by the ''Sporting News'' in its 2012 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He was awarded the National League's Rookie of the Year in 2007, has won five Silver Slugger awards (2008–12), and won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2011. He was named to five straight All-Star games (2008–12), and then a team-high sixth game in 2015. Braun has led the NL three times in slugging percentage (in 2007, while setting the major league rookie record, 2011, and 2012), three times in extra-base hits (2008, 2011–12), and once each in hits (2009), home runs (2012), and runs (2012). On defense, he led all major league outfielders in fielding percentage in 2008, led NL left fielders in fielding percentage twice (2009 and 2011), and led NL left fielders in range factor in 2009 and 2012. His 128 home runs through 2010 were the 8th-most by any major leaguer ever through their first four seasons. Through 2014, he was fifth among all active ballplayers in career slugging percentage, and second among active left fielders in career fielding percentage. Braun came under scrutiny for a disputed testosterone test that he failed in 2011, and then for his connection in 2012 to the Biogenesis of America clinic that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional baseball players. After MLB's investigation following the Biogenesis scandal, on July 22, 2013, Braun was suspended without pay for the remainder of the 2013 season and playoffs (totaling 65 regular season games) for violating the league's drug policy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Braun suspended for remainder of season )〕 The two seasons following Bruan's return from the suspension have seen his career-lows for full seasons in the major leagues in terms of hits, batting average, RBI and home runs.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/braunry02.shtml〕 ==Amateur career== Ryan Braun was born on November 17, 1983 to Joe and Diane Braun. He and his younger brother Steve were raised in Los Angeles. Ryan began playing tee-ball around the age of four, on a team coached by his father. PONY League teammates included Jack and Matt Cassel, Jason and Jarron Collins, as well as Jon Garland. Braun later picked up basketball, which became his favorite sport, and soccer, in which he played forward. By the time he entered high school, Braun chose to focus solely on baseball. Braun attended Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California. He was a four-year letterman on the school's baseball team, and three-year team captain and Most Valuable Player (MVP). He played shortstop, and pitched through his junior year. As a sophomore in 2000, he recorded the highest batting average of his prep career (.456), while posting a .654 on-base percentage (OBP). During his junior year, he hit .421, with a .668 OBP. Braun capped off his high school career by batting .451 as a senior, with an OBP of .675, and breaking the school record for career home runs with 25.〔Mulhern, Tom, "Brewers: Braun's start a smashing success", ''Wisconsin State Journal'', July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.〕 He was a two-time all-area selection by the ''Los Angeles Times'', and a three-time choice by the ''Los Angeles Daily News''. As a senior, Braun was rated the sixth-best shortstop prospect in the country by ''Team One Baseball'', and among the top 100 overall prospects by ''Baseball America''.〔("Braun hopes to live up to lofty expectations" ) Kalis, Eric, ''The Hurricane'', February 6, 2004, accessed June 6, 2007〕 He graduated in 2002, but went undrafted as he told teams that he intended to attend college.〔("Ryan Braun profile" ), Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved February 20, 2007.〕〔 Braun excelled academically as well—his worst grade was one B, in Advanced Placement Chemistry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ryan Braun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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